Microbiology of diphtheria
Surveillance and monitoring
Gap analysis on securing diphtheria diagnostic capacity and diphtheria antitoxin availability in the EU/EEA
This gap analysis demonstrated that there are significant gaps in diphtheria diagnostic capacity within the EU/EEA, with only six Member States fulfilling the minimum criteria in terms of surveillance, specialised laboratory diagnostics and expertise.
Surveillance and monitoring
Evaluation and assessment of serological immunity methods and EQA scheme of Diphtheria
This report comprises the findings of an external quality assessment for the laboratory diagnosis of diphtheria serology under the European Diphtheria Surveillance Network.
Surveillance and monitoring
External quality assessment scheme for diphtheria diagnostics, 2013
This report describes an external quality assessment in 2013 for the laboratory diagnosis of diphtheria under the European Diphtheria Surveillance Network.
Peer-reviewed publication
External quality assessments for microbiologic diagnosis of diphtheria in Europe
Both, L., Neal, S., de Zoysa, A., Mann, G., Czumbel, I., Efstratiou, A., Huhulescu, S., Pierard, D., Detecheva, A., Pieridou-Bagatzouni, D., Zavadilova, J., Fuursted, K., Peetso, R., He, Q., Badell, E., Sing, A., Alexrou-Athanasouli, H., Tzanakaki, G., Tirczka, T., Svis, Gretarsdottir, O., Murphy, P., Wall, N., Valinsky, L., Monaco, M., Paberza, R., Liachaviciute, A., Reichert, P., Cuschieri, P., Reubsaet, F., Steinbakk, M., Piekarska, K., Bajanca, Lavado, P., Damian, M., Lengyelova, V., Mioc, V., Herrera, Leon, S., Morfeldt, E., Nar, Otgun, S.